Building Custom Odoo Modules: A Developer's Guide

Odoo's modular architecture makes it incredibly flexible for custom business requirements.

A custom module starts with a __manifest__.py file declaring dependencies, followed by Python model classes using Odoo's ORM (fields.Char, fields.Many2one, etc.). Views are defined in XML using form, tree, and kanban view types.

Security is managed via ir.model.access.csv files defining read/write/create/unlink permissions per group. We always follow the principle of least privilege.

At Radian Tech, our custom modules are fully unit tested, properly documented, and follow OCA coding guidelines for long-term maintainability.